Somewhat related, but very detailed, is the book Against the Gods[0] by Peter Bernstein that documents the historical development of understanding probability a

Somewhat related, but very detailed, is the book Against the Gods[0] by Peter Bernstein that documents the historical development of understanding probability and risk. It also discusses what people believed before these concepts were understood. 0 - https://www.amazon.com/Against-Gods-Remarkable-Story-Risk/dp/0471295639/ https://www.amazon.com/Against-Gods-Remarkable-Story-Risk/dp...